攀登Rogers Pass兩高山湖(Rogers Pass Lake & Heart Lake),順登落磯山脈大陸分水嶺俯瞰Iceberg Lake(2014.08.09)
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步道名稱:South Boulder Creek Trail(No.900)、Rogers Pass Trail、Loop Trail
登山口:Moffat Tunnel(East Portal Trailhead, 海拔約9,220呎)
距離:全程來回約12.4哩(19.84公里)
爬升高度:約3,300呎/1,006公尺
登山口行車指南請瀏覽:登Clayton Lake(2014.08.02)
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行程記錄:
07:20 從 East Portal Trailhead出發,今天主要是沿South Boulder Creek Trail一路西南行,直到登上大陸分水嶺(Continental Divide)。
East Portal Trailhead
07:52 抵達大草原 Arapaho Lakes 、Forest Lakes Trail 岔路(距登山口1.25 哩,海拔 9,555呎),取左直行。
The fork to Forest Lakes(R) and Roger's Pass (L)
08:15 抵 Crater Lakes Trail 岔路(距登山口1.95 哩,海拔 9,930呎),取左上,登山步道在杉林中緩升。
The fork to Crater Lakes(R) and Roger's Pass (L)
08:27 過第一座橫跨小溪上有扶手之小橋,此處為Clayton Lake及Iceberg Lakes登山口,上禮拜六才帶貝貝由此登Clayton Lake (距登山口2.35 哩,海拔 10,090呎);
The fork to Clayton Lakes(R) and Roger's Pass (L)
由於從Clayton Lake到Iceberg Lakes 路徑不明,今天打算走到落磯山脈大陸分水嶺俯瞰Iceberg Lakes,取左過橋續行。
Hiker or runner
08:43 抵第二座橫跨小溪上有扶手之小橋(距登山口2.45 哩,海拔 10,260呎)。過小橋後約30公尺右側有兩棵大杉木,中間一條小徑,入口處有一大倒木橫著,此為直上Heart Lake的小徑,四年前登Heart Lake時下山係走此路下山;取左直行。
09:15 抵第三座橫跨小溪上無扶手之小橋(距登山口3.48哩,海拔 10,774呎),橋右有小瀑布;
過小橋後步道坡度有點陡,還算好走。
South Boulder Creek Trail
09:26 抵一立有“Camping prohibited within 100 feet of water”木牌處,前行數步跨過小溪(距登山口3.68哩,海拔 10,995呎),溪上以簡單四、五根樹幹橫跨其上,過小溪後隨即看到一條岔路往下切,不知通往何處,不予理會,續沿小溪右岸往上行。
South Boulder Creek Trail
Haystack Mountain from South Boulder Creek trail
James Peak from South Boulder Creek trail
09:40 抵Rogers Pass Lake左下方一無名小湖,湖邊野花盛開,James Peak矗立在後方,在此方向看James Peak山形特別美;
Unnamed lake below Rogers Pass Lake
在步道右邊另有一座較大無名湖,湖邊石頭居多。
路右無名小湖
Camping site
09:50 抵達Rogers Pass Lake(距登山口4.05哩,海拔 11,090呎),在湖的東岸有一些隱密的營地,更可展望Haystack Mountain (11,780呎)、 Rogers Pass (11,860呎)和 James Peak (13,294呎)。
Rogers Pass Lake
Rogers Pass Lake
環湖一週後由北岸小徑上登稜線。
Rogers Pass Lake north ridge
Hiker
12:15 登上Rogers Pass Lake北岸稜線(距登山口4.35哩,海拔 11,347呎),向北俯瞰Heart Lake,往南回望Rogers Pass Lake。
Overlook Rogers Pass Lake from it's north ridge
Heart Lake from it's south shore
James Peak from Heart Lake's south ridge
This tree taken on Heart Lake's south shore; the wind is coming from the right, the trees branches grow to the left.
下去Heart Lake繞一圈後再接回South Boulder Creek Trail,今天計畫循Rogers Pass Trail登上大陸分水嶺(Continental Divide),然後沿著大陸分水嶺北行到Iceberg Lake後的山頭俯瞰Iceberg Lake;
Heart Lake
Rogers Pass from Heart Lake's south ridge
從Heart Lake登上大陸分水嶺約有半哩路,但須爬升約五百多呎,算是蠻陡的,登山小徑一路“之”字形往上盤升。
登山客正要登上大陸分水嶺(Continental Divide)
Rogers Pass
James Peak from Rogers Pass
Rogers Pass Lake from Rogers Pass
View of Heart Lake (L) and Rogers Pass Lake (R) from the Rogers Pass Trail
Roger
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